Endocrine Today Current Issue

The following articles appeared in the print edition of Endocrine Today.

Table of Contents

• Endocrine effects of sleep loss go beyond exhaustion
• Power of the press can be detrimental to drug adherence Thomas B. Repas, DO, FACP, FACOI, FNLA, FACE, CDE
• A conversation with Laurence Katznelson, MD
• FDA approves PCSK9 inhibitor for lowering of LDL in certain patients
• Fatigue, weakness during melanoma treatment Nadine E. Palermo, DO; Stephanie L. Lee, MD, PhD, ECNU
• Adolescents with overweight, obesity often underestimate their weight
• Alcohol triggers brain’s response to food aromas, increases caloric intake in women
• Bisphosphonate use drops after media reports of safety concerns
• Body’s early response to weight-loss efforts may predict future results
• CHD linked to osteoporosis in older adults
• Chemical exposure may alter placental genes in pregnant women
• Children practice more unhealthy eating habits during summer break
• Combined weight loss, vitamin D reduces inflammation in cancer
• Conservative management effective for primary hypophysitis
• Current vitamin D recommendations for children may be inadequate
• Diabetes duration may predict CVD in Alström syndrome
• Diabetes registry reveals relationship between depression, severe hypoglycemia
• Diet, exercise fail to prevent gestational diabetes in women with obesity
• Differentiated thyroid cancer recurrence rates low after initial therapy
• Early parenteral nutrition not linked to adrenal insufficiency, increases septic shock risk
• Exercise helps control diabetes regardless of cardiorespiratory fitness improvement
• Gastric bypass surgery appears to reduce diabetic nephropathy
• High GH levels lead to cognitive deficits in children born very preterm
• Hormones in PCOS-like phenotype not affected by dietary changes
• Hyponatremia increases risk for osteoporosis, fragility fracture
• Hypothyroidism a risk factor for new-onset diabetes
• Improved NAFLD reduces type 2 diabetes incidence
• Incident diabetes in fathers predicted by gestational diabetes in partners
• Increased screen time linked to poorer bone health in teenage boys
• Iodinated contrast media exposure increases thyroid dysfunction risk
• Lifestyle changes plus metformin linked to weight loss, improved symptoms for PCOS
• Menstrual phase affects sleep in perimenopausal women
• Monetary rewards may increase SMBG testing frequency
• New guideline for hypoparathyroidism stresses patient care
• No seasonal variation in 25-(OH)D levels found for primary hyperparathyroidism
• Obesity tied to congenital adrenal hyperplasia in teens increases CVD risk
• Obesity, weight loss impacts opioid receptor activity in men
• Pet ownership may improve diabetes self-care in adolescents
• Photography reveals adolescent challenges, coping mechanisms of type 1 diabetes
• Postmenopausal HT may improve mood, does not affect cognition
• Primary care, diabetes clinics have low control rates of HbA1c, LDL, microalbuminuria
• Protein, carbohydrate intake order affects glucose, insulin levels
• PTH monitoring effective after recovery from permanent hypoparathyroidism
• Radioactive iodine for thyroid cancer may not increase breast cancer risk
• Recurrent major CV events increased in patients with type 2 diabetes
• Serum testosterone levels vary throughout day following transdermal application
• Severe obesity raises CV risk profile among adolescents, young adults
• Specialist care benefitted medically complex type 2 diabetes
• Surge in hospital costs after thyroid surgery seen 2003 to 2011
• Telemedicine, outpatient visits offer similar results for adults with diabetic foot ulcers
• Testosterone therapy unsuccessful for ejaculatory dysfunction
• Tight glucose control benefits cardiac surgery patients without diabetes
• Time-updated HbA1c more highly linked to MI than baseline HbA1c
• Trabecular bone scores reveal weaker bone structure in girls with anorexia nervosa
• Triglyceride-increasing alleles may lower risk for type 2 diabetes
• Vaginal douches linked to increased phthalate exposure
• Women, young adults with nonfunctioning pituitary adenoma at higher risk for premature death